CVE-2017-8448
N/A
Published: September 28, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorX Pack
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
An error was found in the permission model used by X-Pack Alerting 5.0.0 to 5.6.0 whereby users mapped to certain built-in roles could create a watch that results in that user gaining elevated privileges.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-269
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